Medical Monday: Cervical cancer

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Cervical cancer was the topic of Medical Monday this week.

It’s a tumor that forms in the lowest part of a woman’s uterus.

Dr. David McCintosh, gynecologic oncologist with Navicent Health says if your genital area is bleeding abnormally or you feel irregular pain, you should be checked out by a doctor.

Fortunately, the tumor can be prevented by PAP smear screening and a HPV vaccine.